It’s time for Govt action, not ‘old rope’

“While I very much respect and value the work that has been done by the IDA over the years, no amount of reports, task forces, or strategy documents will fix our broken economy and get Ireland back to work,” Fine Gael Enterprise, Trade & Employment Spokesman Leo Varadkar TD said today (Tuesday) after the IDA published its new strategy.

“This strategy proposes to keep taxes low, reduce our costs, invest in education, and build a modern infrastructure. This is all old rope and we’ve heard it all before.

“What we need is action and leadership from the Government. If they won’t act, they should move aside and allow Fine Gael to take up the reins of power. Then we will implement our costed and well-received policies such as:

 

• NewERA, to stimulate the economy and build a modern infrastructure;
• The Third Way, to improve third level education;
• And a National Competitiveness Action Plan.

“Moreover, while foreign direct investment will continue to be an important part of our economy, we need to refocus more on supporting indigenous Irish enterprises, and transforming them into market leaders, exporters, and global companies in their own right.”